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INFORMATION
FontID: 16422CAN
Church/Chapel: Ermita de San Blas [formerly known as Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Paula, and Iglesdia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista]
Country Name: Spain
Location: Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid
Directions to Site: Located on Carretera de Canillas, S of the Avda. Gran Via de Hortaleza, W of the M40/E5
Font Location in Church: Inside the rural chapel [prmerly a parish church]
Century and Period: , Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Baptismal font noted and illustrated in 'Historias Matritenses' [http://historias-matritenses.blogspot.com/2009/03/canillas-y-hortaleza-primera-parte.html] [accessed 22 April 2010]. Rustic-looking font consisting of a tub-shaped basin raised on a short circular stem -that may be part of the basin block- and a round-to-square lower base [NB: part of the lower base may be under the floor boards. The church itself is said to go back to the 13th century, by which time the church already collected tithes from the surrounding area (ibid.) The font looks simple and crude enough to belong to the period.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round